Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VXF vs XLF: how they differ
VXF and XLF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund and State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VXF and XLF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VXF | Only in XLF |
|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 12.10% |
| Snowflake Inc 1.03% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 11.57% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% | Visa Inc 7.51% |
| Cloudflare Inc 0.92% | Mastercard Inc 5.47% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.76% | Bank of America Corp 4.91% |
| Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 3.94% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% | Wells Fargo & Co 3.34% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% | Morgan Stanley 3.31% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | XLF State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Extended Market | Financials |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.4 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 3365 | 76 |
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
XLF in plain words
XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 76 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VXF or XLF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXF returned +14.1% and XLF returned +7.6%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VXF or XLF?
- VXF charges 0.05% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VXF and XLF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VXF and 100% of XLF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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